Viola Surname
Approximately 76,906 people bear this surname
Viola Surname Definition:
Comes from the latin word "viola" meaning violet.
Viola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 25,006 | 1:2,446 | 175 |
| Mozambique | 15,450 | 1:1,765 | 422 |
| United States | 8,770 | 1:41,329 | 5,072 |
| Philippines | 5,888 | 1:17,194 | 2,004 |
| Argentina | 5,540 | 1:7,715 | 765 |
| Brazil | 3,320 | 1:64,480 | 2,404 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,211 | 1:4,719 | 508 |
| Hungary | 1,400 | 1:7,012 | 840 |
| Malawi | 1,255 | 1:13,641 | 2,125 |
| France | 911 | 1:72,912 | 10,204 |
| Portugal | 878 | 1:11,866 | 976 |
| Canada | 718 | 1:51,317 | 6,189 |
| Germany | 598 | 1:134,625 | 16,396 |
| Uruguay | 506 | 1:6,782 | 749 |
| Spain | 492 | 1:95,024 | 7,874 |
| Australia | 397 | 1:67,999 | 8,097 |
| Colombia | 373 | 1:128,081 | 4,072 |
| Belgium | 279 | 1:41,207 | 6,749 |
| Slovakia | 263 | 1:20,291 | 3,196 |
| England | 250 | 1:222,872 | 18,741 |
| Paraguay | 196 | 1:36,922 | 1,180 |
| Switzerland | 196 | 1:41,903 | 5,876 |
| Zimbabwe | 191 | 1:80,828 | 11,815 |
| South Africa | 149 | 1:363,609 | 33,044 |
| Indonesia | 129 | 1:1,025,188 | 74,895 |
| Poland | 123 | 1:309,014 | 36,525 |
| Kenya | 104 | 1:444,038 | 23,626 |
| Romania | 103 | 1:194,931 | 19,593 |
| Venezuela | 95 | 1:317,938 | 7,174 |
| Russia | 90 | 1:1,601,367 | 107,342 |
| Netherlands | 83 | 1:203,460 | 28,061 |
| Czechia | 80 | 1:132,918 | 21,095 |
| Scotland | 76 | 1:70,445 | 5,436 |
| Serbia | 68 | 1:105,073 | 8,306 |
| Ecuador | 61 | 1:260,752 | 8,586 |
| India | 57 | 1:13,457,287 | 231,997 |
| Austria | 56 | 1:152,061 | 20,229 |
| Uganda | 55 | 1:709,805 | 35,417 |
| Chile | 50 | 1:352,329 | 9,825 |
| Croatia | 39 | 1:108,426 | 16,784 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Panama | 30 | 1:130,409 | 4,482 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Peru | 13 | 1:2,444,933 | 27,186 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Cuba | 7 | 1:1,646,102 | 8,141 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 4 | 1:44,356 | 2,027 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Vióla (24) are calculated separately.
Viola (207,781) may also be a first name.
Viola Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Comes from the latin word "viola" meaning violet.
(Italian) Descendant of Viola (violet); one who played a viol.
Viola Demographics
Average Male Viola Height
174.56 cm
Average Female Viola Height
162.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Viola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Viola Come From? nationality or country of origin
Viola (Arabic: فياولا, Georgian: ვიოლა, Hindi: विओला, Russian: Виола) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Vióla. For other possible spellings of Viola click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Viola? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,393rd most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 94,759 people. The surname Viola occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Viola live; 34 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 33 percent live in Italic Europe. Viola is also the 5,024th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 207,781 people.
The last name Viola is most commonly used in Italy, where it is carried by 25,006 people, or 1 in 2,446. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Lombardy, where 19 percent reside, Sicily, where 14 percent reside and Lazio, where 12 percent reside. Not including Italy it exists in 111 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Viola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Viola has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Viola last name increased 41,762 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 12,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Viola Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Viola are 3.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.44% registered with the party.
The amount Viola earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning €29,622 per year; in Norway they earn 19.53% less than the national average, earning 278,484 kr per year; in Peru they earn 80.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 35,024 per year; in South Africa they earn 85.12% more than the national average, earning R 439,920 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.97% less than the national average, earning $21,120,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.97% more than the national average, earning $49,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.68% more than the national average, earning $55,488 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Viola Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Viola in the Georgian language | ||
| ვიოლა | viola | - |
| Viola in the Hindi language | ||
| विओला | vi'ola | - |
| Viola in the Russian language | ||
| Виола | viola | - |
| Viola in the Arabic language | ||
| فياولا | fyawla | - |
| فيولاّ | fywla | - |
| فايولا | faywla | - |
| فيولا | fywla | - |
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